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Inception date
Jan 16, 2020
Structure
Canadian Mutual Fund Trust (ON)
Dividend treatment
Distributes
Primary advisor
BMO Asset Management, Inc.
ISIN
CA05600J1012
The fund is an ESG-focused fund of large- and mid-cap stocks from developed economies outside North America. The funds index scores each security for ESG risk and opportunity management. Holdings must meet a minimum score threshold, and the index also screens out companies involved in severe ESG controversies or specific controversial industries. After this initial screening, the index uses the following process to select securities until it covers 50% of the market cap in each sector: 1) eligible securities in the top 35% of market cap, 2) highly-rated securities in the top 50%, 3) current holdings in the top 65%, 4) other eligible securities. At each step, higher rated firms are selected first. Holdings are market-cap-weighted within their respective sector. The index undergoes reconstitution in May and rebalancing in August, November and February.
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Returns
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Finance
Health Technology
Stocks99.43%
Finance25.93%
Health Technology11.83%
Consumer Non-Durables9.71%
Producer Manufacturing9.29%
Electronic Technology7.42%
Technology Services6.12%
Process Industries4.44%
Utilities4.21%
Communications3.52%
Retail Trade2.83%
Commercial Services2.57%
Energy Minerals2.55%
Consumer Durables2.07%
Transportation2.06%
Non-Energy Minerals1.86%
Distribution Services0.89%
Industrial Services0.83%
Consumer Services0.76%
Miscellaneous0.55%
Bonds, Cash & Other0.57%
Cash0.57%
Stock breakdown by region
Europe67.10%
Asia26.98%
Oceania5.83%
Middle East0.10%
North America0.00%
Latin America0.00%
Africa0.00%
Top 10 holdings
Dividends
Dividend payout history
Assets under management (AUM)
Fund Flows
Frequently Asked Questions
ESGE invests in stocks. The fund's major sectors are Finance, with 25.93% stocks, and Health Technology, with 11.83% of the basket. The assets are mostly located in the Europe region.
ESGE top holdings are ASML Holding NV and AstraZeneca PLC, occupying 3.00% and 2.53% of the portfolio correspondingly.
ESGE last dividends amounted to 0.22 CAD. The quarter before, the issuer paid 0.22 CAD in dividends,
ESGE assets under management is 106.50 M CAD. It's risen 0.55% over the last month.
ESGE fund flows account for 3.80 M CAD (1 year). Many traders use this metric to get insight into investors' sentiment and evaluate whether it's time to buy or sell the fund.
Yes, ESGE pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 2.26%. The last dividend (Jul 3, 2025) amounted to 0.22 CAD. The dividends are paid quarterly.
ESGE shares are issued by Bank of Montreal under the brand BMO. The ETF was launched on Jan 16, 2020, and its management style is Passive.
ESGE expense ratio is 0.33% meaning you'd have to pay 0.33% of your investment to help manage the fund.
ESGE follows the MSCI EAFE Selection Index - CAD - Benchmark TR Net. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
ESGE invests in stocks.
ESGE price has fallen by −0.03% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a 7.79% increase. See more dynamics on ESGE price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 0.30% over the last month, showed a 7.29% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 12.45% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 0.30% over the last month, showed a 7.29% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 12.45% in a year.
ESGE trades at a premium (0.09%) meaning the ETF is trading at a higher price than the calculated NAV.